Carbon Frame on a Home-Trainer?

Normand Drolet has the top quality Kuota Khan Carbon framed bike and wants to know if it is OK to use it on his home-trainer during the bad weather in the winter? This is what we think:

Question:
is-there any problem to use my Kuota Khan Carbon fibre with a home-trainer (Blackburn Tech Fluid)?

Thanks,

Norm.

Hi Norm.

A carbon frame is as strong as any other material so it should stand up to rigors of a home-trainer. The Blackburn Fluid gives a nice smooth ride which takes some of the strain away from the frame.

The difference between using a home-trainer and riding on the road is that the bike is clamped at the rear axle, so there is no suspension from the rear wheel as on the road, so there maybe more stress on the rear of the bike and through the frame than when riding on the road.

If you are worried about damaging your good bike, then try to find a cheap second hand bike that you can leave on the trainer and also not worry about any problems.

When using a home-trainer always dry off the bike where you have sweated on it, taking special care around the head set and stem area as this is where the sweat will cause the most damage. The sweat will work its way into the bearing of the head set and also corrode any of the stem bolts if they are steel.

The sweat will not corrode the carbon, but if you had a steel frame it will rust through eventually.

I use my Time carbon frame on a home-trainer and don’t worry about it.